Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods

Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods had been performing for over a decade when they hit pay dirt. Touring in the mid ‘60s for Dick Clark Productions as an opening act for supergroups like The Rascals, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Box-Tops, The Grass Roots and Herman’s Hermits gave the group enough exposure to garner them a strong following on the live circuit. An opening stint for The Osmond Brothers, appearances on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, and “Action ‘73” TV shows set the stage that would propel Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods into stardom.

The first single, “Special Someone”, hit the charts in 1972, followed by their next single on ABC Records “Deeper and Deeper” in 1973. It was the 1974 release of “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” however that pushed Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods up to the #1 spot for two weeks, selling more than three million copies and earning the band a platinum record. Four more Top 40 singles followed on the heels of “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero”; “Who Do You Think You Are,” “The Heartbreak Kid,” “House on Telegraph Hill”, and Neil Sedaka’s “Our Last Song Together”.

Although “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” went to #1 fifty years ago, it has maintained a presence in the entertainment industry to this day. The song and the band have been mentioned in the iconic sitcom “Friends” and in Stephen King’s book “The Stand.” The song was also used in such feature films as Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs,” “The Family Stone,” “To Gillian on her 37th Birthday” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.” 

“The Best of Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods” CD on Varese Sarabande Records.

“The Best of the ABC Recordings by Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods” can be heard on your favorite streaming service.

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